Fixture for windows



Feb, 11, 1941. M APPA 2,231,588

FIXTURE FOR WINDOWS Filed June 12, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 In venior M'ala'el Nap/ w A itomeys Feb. 11, 1941. M N P 2,231,588

FIXTURE FOR WINDOWS Filed June 12, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 In uenior Patented Feb. 11, 1941 UNITED STATES FATENT OFFHC 2 Claims.

This invention relates to fixtures for windows, and has for the primary object the provision of companion devices for the support of a shade roller, curtain and drapery rods and a, cornice or valance rod and which will be convenient to mount on a window frame requiring a minimum number of fasteners for the securing thereof on said window frame and will permit any one of the rods or shade roller to be easily removed when desired.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a top plan view illustrating companion brackets mounted for the support of a shade roller, curtain and drapery rod and a cornice or valance rod and constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary front elevation showa ing the association of the present invention with a window frame and its window.

Figure 3 is an end elevation illustrating one of the brackets.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of said bracket.

Figure 5 is a sectional View taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating a detachable part of the bracket.

Figure '7 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating a portion of a cornice or valance rod. Referring in detail to the drawings, the characters A and B designate the companion brackets forming the subject matter of the present invention and it is to be understood that these brackets are similarly constructed, except that they are made for application on a window frame C in a right and left hand manner. Each bracket consists of an attaching plate 5 having superimposed openings 6 to receive screws or like fasteners l for the securing of the bracket on the window frame C. Forming a continuation of the attaching plate and extending at right angles thereto is a shade roller supporting arm 8, the specific construction of which is well known in the art for the purpose of receiving the conventional fittings employed at the ends of a shade roller 9. It is to be understood that one of the arms 8 has a slot while the other arm has an opening.

The attaching plate 5 has an end portion rolled upon itself to provide a sleeve or barrel III for the purpose of receiving the attaching end ll of a cornice or valance rod l2, the latter when adapted to the brackets A and B is supported horizontally and at a selected distance from the shade roller and in a plane slightly above the 5 latter, as clearly shown in Figure 2.

Also integral with the attaching plate 5 is a curtain rod supporting member l3 and the latter is arranged at the same end of the attaching plate 5 as the shade roller supporting arm 8. 10 This end of the attaching bracket is cut away, as indicated at M, to position the curtain rod supporting member l3 laterally of the shade roller supporting arm 8 and between the latter and the sleeve I 0 and in a plane above the shade roller supporting arm. The member l3 includes a plate-like portion l6 bent upon itself to form a resilient tongue ll. The plate-like portion and tongue l1 are adapted to be inserted in the end of a curtain rod l8 of a conventional construction, the tongue acting to establish a frictional connection between said member l3 and the curtain rod.

A mounting plate 19 has one end bent upon itself to form a hook-shaped flange 20 adapted to engage over the upper edge of the attaching plate 5 between the member [3 and the sleeve Ill. The mounting plate l9 has a slot 2| to receive one of the screws or like fasteners l. Integral with the mounting plate I 9 at one end thereof is a drapery rod supporting member 22 constructed similarly to the member l3 and parallels the latter. The member 22 is adapted to frictionally engage in the end of a drapery rod 23. Thus it will be seen that the curtain and drapery rods are supported in spaced relation and in substantially the same horizontal plane and between the cornice or valance rod and the shade roller.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it will be seen that the brackets A and B are easy to mount on a window frame with a minimum number of fasteners and are so constructed that the application of a shade roller, curtain and drapery rods and a cornice or valance rod may be easily carried out and whereby any one of such parts may be conveniently removed when desired. Further, it is to be understood by having the plate I 9 removably mounted permits the use of the device without the drapery rod when desired.

It is believed that the foregoing description when taken in connection with the drawings will fully set forth the construction and advantages of this invention to those skilled in the art to 55 which the device relates, so that further detailed description will not be required.

What is claimed is:

1. A window shade and curtain supporting bracket comprising a plate, an arm extending from a part of the plate and at right angles thereto, means carried by the arm for supporting an end of a curtain'rod, a member bent at right angles to provide a base and an arm, said base having its upper edge turned over to fit over the upper edge of the plate with the free side edge of the base contacting the first-mentioned arm and means on the second arm for holding a second curtain rod.

2. A window shade and curtain supporting bracket comprising a plate, an arm extending from a part of the plate and at right angles thereto, means carried by the arm for supporting an end of a curtain rod, a member bent at right angles to provide a base and an arm, said base having its upper edge turned over to fit over the upper edge of the plate with the free side edge of the base contacting the first-mentioned arm and means on the second arm for holding a second curtain rod, said plate having holes therein for receiving fastening means and the base having a slot therein opening through the lower end of the base with the upper part of the slot registering with a hole in the plate when the base has been placed over the upper part of the plate.

MICHAEL NAPPA. 

